COMMON FRENCH PHRASES

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Common French phrases

Again: immersion French is the best way to study French. Therefore you can find here the most common French phrases used in the every day French language.

You will see questions and answers in the common French phrases. For fast learning French: start with learning by hearth only 1 answer from the common French phrases.

More common French phrases

Of course all of the Basic French Phrases are common French phrases. Other common French phrases are the French swear words, of which we will start a complete different chapter soon in this French study site (September 2006)

Comment ça va?	ça va!
Salut!	Salut!

Learn French : This lesson shows you the most common greetings in French with their appropriate answer.

The easiest way to answer a French salutation is to repeat the exact French words you heard.

Double-click on each French greeting to hear it's pronunciation. (Most files are .mp3 audio files)

English	French	Reponses	English
Hello	Bonjour	Bonjour	Hello
Hi	Salut	Salut	Hi
Good evening	Bonsoir	Bonsoir	Good evening
How are you? (formal, plural)	Ça va ? Comment ça va ? Comment allez-vous ?	Ça va	Fine
		Ça va bien	I'm doing well
		Ça va mal	Not well
		Pas mal	Not bad
		Comme ci, comme ça	So-so
		Je vais bien	I'm fine
How are you? (familiar, singular)	Ça va ? Comment ça va ? Comment vas-tu ?	Ça va	Fine
		Ça va bien	I'm doing well
		Ça va mal	Not well
		Pas mal	Not bad
		Comme ci, comme ça	So-so
		Je vais bien	I'm fine
Good-bye	Au revoir	Au revoir
Bye	Salut	Salut
See you soon	À bientôt À tout à l'heure	À bientôt À tout à l'heure
Until next time	À la prochaine	À la prochaine
See you tomorrow	À demain	À demain
Good night	Bonne nuit	Bonne nuit

You can learn the Salutations by hearth by listening over and over again to the following French audio : Les Salutations (.wma file 129kB)

salut	Hello , Hi
bienvenue	Welcome
bonjour	Good day
bonsoir	Good evening
bonne nuit	Good night

au revoir	Good-bye, bye
à bientôt	See you soon
à toute à l'heure	See you later

s'il vous plaît, s'il te plaît	Please
merci	Thank you
de rien	You're welcome
excusez-moi, pardonnez-moi excuse-moi, pardonne-moi	Excuse me
félicitations	Congratulations
bonne chance	Good luck

Monsieur	Sir
Madame	Madam
Mademoiselle	Miss

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